Where does “kos” come from?

kos (German) comes from German kosen, from Middle High German kōsen, from Old High German kōson, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.

kos (German): second-person singular imperative of kosen

Definitions

  1. second-person singular imperative of kosen

Ancestry of “kos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankosento cuddle; to caress
2Middle High Germankōsen—
3Old High Germankōson—
4Latincausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
5Old Latincaussacause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂ →Every word from Old Latin caussa →Every word from Latin causa →